What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between India and Iran?

0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Iran: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

India

0.24 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Iran

0.33 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

India rank

172nd

Iran rank

170th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

India
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.33 kilograms per hectare against 0.24 kilograms per hectare in India, a difference of 0.09 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.

India ranks 172nd and Iran ranks 170th of 198 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.359 kilograms per hectare	0.525 kilograms per hectare	0.166 kilograms per hectare	Iran
2000s	0.207 kilograms per hectare	0.44 kilograms per hectare	0.233 kilograms per hectare	Iran
2010s	0.24 kilograms per hectare	0.359 kilograms per hectare	0.119 kilograms per hectare	Iran
2020s	0.24 kilograms per hectare	0.33 kilograms per hectare	0.09 kilograms per hectare	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, India or Iran?: Iran, at 0.33 kilograms per hectare against 0.24 kilograms per hectare in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between India and Iran?: 0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and Iran rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: India ranks 172nd and Iran ranks 170th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,594 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.